the candidates offer to voters” (FATPREN 2021). Daniela Monje (interview, August 2021), professor of communication in Argentina and member of the Political Economy of Communication Working Group of the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO), highlighted the importance of the proposal: It is a campaign that brings together journalists from Argentina against bad practices of disinformation. There is a base document, released a few weeks ago, from different organizations, both union and university organizations, that seeks in some ways to reduce the levels of aggression and hatred, which are forms of production of disinformation. FACT CHECKING CHEQUEADO In Argentina, there are two verification initiatives, with the more well-known one being Chequeado.21 The project was created by the foundation La Voz Pública. The goal is to contribute to improving the quality of public debate by offering facts and data to support the formation of opinions. The project checks statements made by politicians, businesspeople, and public figures, and content circulating on social media. The group also conducts investigations into specific themes (such as government performance on certain topics, like economics) and carries out analyses regarding disinformation related to certain topics. In the context of the pandemic, for example, Chequeado published texts exploring and refuting misleading messages on various topics, such as scientifically proven treatments and miraculous cures. Chequeado has created a feature on its website called “Explicador,” which it uses to provide information of public relevance on diverse topics, such as public health, elections, and the Argentian economy. Chequeado has created channels for receiving requests for fact checking from the community, called “Chequeado Coletivo” (Collective check).22 It has also developed projects to give greater visibility to corrected information, such as “Museo de la Desinformación” (Museum of disinformation),23 a webpage where the biggest untruths spread in the country during the last view to automating the production process and seeking new ways to interact with audiences. In 2019 Chequeado led a coalition of more than onehundred media outlets, called Reverso, that was active during the electoral process. The agency has also developed initiatives in the area of media education. It conducts training with journalists and communicators to teach factfinding and fact-checking techniques. It promotes educational initiatives for citizens in general, with a focus on young people. Materials are made available, online and on social media, to teach people how to check information. Chequeado has developed projects presented in the form of specific episodes and themes. During the pandemic, for instance, content was created for teachers to use with primary- and secondary-school students. During the 2021 legislative elections, a project was launched to support teachers in working with teenagers and young people who were going to vote for the first time. Chequeado has also created a course that covers fact checking, data journalism, and feminist economics, aiming to approach these themes from the perspective of fighting gender inequalities. It has established partnerships with international organizations, such as UNESCO, to act on the theme of disinformation. decade are collated, together with the facts that refute them. Another one of Chequeado’s action fronts is what the project team calls innovation. Technological resources are tested and implemented with a I N FO R M ATI O N D I SO R D ER IN THE GLOBA L SOUTH Latin America and the Caribbean – 9 4